1. The perspectives that Tavris presents are different from those of Richard Cohen because Tavris believes that men have superficial friendships, based on shared interests, and Cohen believes that men do not truly have friends at all no matter what they think. They have similar ideas in that they both believe that women have very intricate emotional relationships that are completely different from men.
2. Cohen's definition of friendship is that friendship is not something that you are just given or have because you say you have friends, but you must work at it and really open up to consider a relationship a friendship.
Tavris' definition of friendship is that friendship is just the stereotypical view of people who are friends or act like friends which make it a friendship.
My view of friendship is one that is truly there for you when you need them and someone that you can really open up to and talk about personal things and beliefs. So I would say that I partly agree with Cohen and totally disagree with Tavris.
3. Tavris suggests classifying people as either "mature" or "immature" by saying that people who are mature truly care about there family members and/or friendship and have their priorities straight. The immature people are to caught up in the stereotypical view of friendship that they miss the big picture. She makes this distinction because this is her belief about how people view and deal with friendships. Other characteristics are respectful, trustworthy, and aware for a mature person. For an immature person I would say the are rude, unaware, and childish.
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